Great video, and the Quarry diesel shown (named MrD after John Drayton) is now preserved at the Rutland Railway Museum, together with other items from Barrington. Alas, Barrington works has since also closed.
I used to work next to Tunnel Cement in West Thurrock, Essex in 1970 and loved to watch the old 040 diesel shunters plodding away in the quarry covered in chalk dust. It`s long gone now, the site covered by the hideous Lakeside shopping mall. One thing though, why the use of electric shovels after all, the power has to be generated somewhere so why not on the machine itself. Lovely video, thanks for postinf
Really great machines shown on this video. Thanks so much for uploading, OK? Love the two Navies! In answer to the comment by glenn1340, the reason they may use electric face shovels is because the power is constant and powering each individual machine would need support trains or trucks so would not be cost effective.
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So is it correct to say they finally mined out the area? Mining a million to half million tons per year is alot of money so it couldn't have been from a lack of sales. Makes no sense to close a profitable mine. That's just stupid and bad for the economy.
What has the softness of the material got to do with why the railway was chosen.? And, wouldn't one dump truck do a better job, like, after all the maintenance of the unloading equipment, maintenance of all the rail trucks and it's locos taken into consideration.? Love it tho. Anywhere that keeps rail at its heart is a great thing.
Well, the thing is that It's gone now and the site is now a landfill. The arguments you made for non rail vehicles are valid and accounted for the demise of similar operations but this particular quarry was run by a train enthusiast hence it's continuation!
Quite a lot. The quarry floor is chalk. Constantly moving plant like Volvo A35s or A40s over it would churn it up. When chalk gets damp it turns into a very slick and slippery paste. Even a heavy morning due can make it treacherous. I know, I worked on a road job in Dorset that was chalk. I've seen 40ton payload 6x6 ADTs (articulated dump trucks) sliding and locking all six wheels up on damp chalk. The tyres for an ADT when I operated them ten years ago were in excess of £1500 each. One ADT may be the equivalent to two wagons, so they'd need three, possibly four ADTs to match the rail movements, depending on cycle times. That's three or four engines and transmissions to service, three or four drivers to employ, three or four engines to put fuel in. ADTs have automatic gearboxes, a transfer box, plus 6 driven axles, they are thirsty beasts compared to a small railway locomotive. As the railway system was existing it was viable. I appreciate in a new or modern quarry with the production face moving all the time, a railway wouldn't be an option today, but as said on the video, they moved the railway once a year, if not two years.
Apparently the quarry is going to be used for Landfill ! With the rubbish coming in by rail ! This has been talk for the last 4-5 years but nothing appears to be happening as yet!
Simply charming little railway. You don't see shovels loading trains anymore. Great video !!!!
Great video, and the Quarry diesel shown (named MrD after John Drayton) is now preserved at the Rutland Railway Museum, together with other items from Barrington. Alas, Barrington works has since also closed.
I used to work next to Tunnel Cement in West Thurrock, Essex in 1970 and loved to watch the old 040 diesel shunters plodding away in the quarry covered in chalk dust. It`s long gone now, the site covered by the hideous Lakeside shopping mall.
One thing though, why the use of electric shovels after all, the power has to be generated somewhere so why not on the machine itself.
Lovely video, thanks for postinf
Really great machines shown on this video. Thanks so much for uploading, OK?
Love the two Navies!
In answer to the comment by glenn1340, the reason they may use electric face shovels is because the power is constant and powering each individual machine would need support trains or trucks so would not be cost effective.
it's not just one country - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It's kind of complicated - not really sure I understand it myself!
I approve this video!
Great video! You got lucky...usually industrial railroads shun people away, especially if it is on private property!
Village called Barrington - kind of the w/sw of Cambridge looking at a map.
After wandering around here in it's derelict state not much has changed.
While you're amusing yourself here on UA-cam, may I recommend viewing the essential CGPGrey's "The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained"
So is it correct to say they finally mined out the area? Mining a million to half million tons per year is alot of money so it couldn't have been from a lack of sales. Makes no sense to close a profitable mine. That's just stupid and bad for the economy.
Super video of the close by past
What has the softness of the material got to do with why the railway was chosen.? And, wouldn't one dump truck do a better job, like, after all the maintenance of the unloading equipment, maintenance of all the rail trucks and it's locos taken into consideration.?
Love it tho. Anywhere that keeps rail at its heart is a great thing.
Well, the thing is that It's gone now and the site is now a landfill. The arguments you made for non rail vehicles are valid and accounted for the demise of similar operations but this particular quarry was run by a train enthusiast hence it's continuation!
Quite a lot.
The quarry floor is chalk. Constantly moving plant like Volvo A35s or A40s over it would churn it up. When chalk gets damp it turns into a very slick and slippery paste. Even a heavy morning due can make it treacherous. I know, I worked on a road job in Dorset that was chalk. I've seen 40ton payload 6x6 ADTs (articulated dump trucks) sliding and locking all six wheels up on damp chalk.
The tyres for an ADT when I operated them ten years ago were in excess of £1500 each. One ADT may be the equivalent to two wagons, so they'd need three, possibly four ADTs to match the rail movements, depending on cycle times. That's three or four engines and transmissions to service, three or four drivers to employ, three or four engines to put fuel in. ADTs have automatic gearboxes, a transfer box, plus 6 driven axles, they are thirsty beasts compared to a small railway locomotive. As the railway system was existing it was viable. I appreciate in a new or modern quarry with the production face moving all the time, a railway wouldn't be an option today, but as said on the video, they moved the railway once a year, if not two years.
Sad it's all gone:-(
thanks for the info. Shame this has now all disappeared
The Railway Channel still exists. Just slightly derelict.
UK,GB,England ? ?? why so many name for one country
Apparently the quarry is going to be used for Landfill ! With the rubbish coming in by rail ! This has been talk for the last 4-5 years but nothing appears to be happening as yet!
samgreen47 I can confirm you are correct. They built a new railway so it can handle mainline locos (class 66, 59, 60). Half the kiln is demolished
Thank God the quarry service ended! We always wanted that! It created a mess!
No it didn't